Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Wesley Snipes
1962-07-31
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Orlando, Florida, USA
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. Snipes has made films in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for his action films. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in The Waterdance (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand (1997). Born in Florida, Snipes had notable parts in the comedy film Major League (1989), the drama Mo' Better Blues (1990), and the crime drama King of New York (1990) before gaining prominence by playing a drug lord in the crime drama New Jack City (1991). He subsequently received more attention for the drama film Jungle Fever (1991), the sports comedy White Men Can't Jump (1992), and the action film Passenger 57 (1992). He has since starred in various genres, such as the comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the thriller The Fan (1996), and the drama film Down in the Delta (1998), but mostly established himself as an action star, portraying both heroes and villains in films such as Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). Also in 1998, he was cast as Eric Brooks/BBlade in the superhero film Blade, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, a role he went on to reprise in Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Snipes had smaller roles during the 2000s and moved to direct-to-video action films before returning to the theatrical release with films such as Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Expendables 3 (2014). His television work includes multiple episodes in the drama series H.E.L.P. (1990), the action thriller crime drama series The Player (2015), and the drama limited series True Story (2021), as well as the romantic drama film Disappearing Acts (2000). He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5thdan black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nddan black belt in Hapkido. He is credited with helping popularise martial arts in Hollywood and bringing martial arts to mainstream audiences, as well as contributing to the representation of Black actors in action roles, breaking stereotypes. In 2017, Snipes made his debut as a novelist with the urban fantasy supernatural adventure Talon of God. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Where's Usher?
2024 · Movie
as Leslie Snipes
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Movie
as Blade
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Movie
as Self - Blade
Back on the Strip
2023 · Movie
as Luther 'Mr. Big'
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · TV Show
as Morlak (voice)
Coming 2 America
2021 · Movie
as General Izzi
True Story
2021 · TV Show
as Carlton
Cut Throat City
2020 · Movie
as Lawrence
Dolemite Is My Name
2019 · Movie
as D’Urville Martin
What We Do in the Shadows
2019 · TV Show
as Wesley
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Armed Response
2017 · Movie
as Isaac
The Recall
2017 · Movie
as The Hunter
Forensic Justice
2016 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Chi-Raq
2015 · Movie
as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
The Player
2015 · TV Show
as Mr. Johnson
The Expendables 3
2014 · Movie
as Doc
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014 · Movie
as Self
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
2014 · Movie
as self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Gallowwalkers
2012 · Movie
as Aman
Game of Death
2011 · Movie
as Agent Marcus
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · Movie
as Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 · Movie
as (archive footage)
The Art of War II: Betrayal
2008 · Movie
as Neil Shaw
The Contractor
2007 · Movie
as James Dial
The Detonator
2006 · Movie
as Sonni Griffith
Hard Luck
2006 · Movie
as Lucky
Chaos
2005 · Movie
as Lorenz / Jason York
The Marksman
2005 · Movie
as Painter
7 Seconds
2005 · Movie
as Jack Tuliver
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005 · Movie
as Self
Unstoppable
2004 · Movie
as Dean Cage
Blade: Trinity
2004 · Movie
as Eric Brooks / Blade
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Liberty Stands Still
2002 · Movie
as Joe
Blade II
2002 · Movie
as Blade
Undisputed
2002 · Movie
as Monroe Hutchen
Zig Zag
2002 · Movie
as Dave Fletcher
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002 · Movie
as Self
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · TV Show
as Duke
The Art of War
2000 · Movie
as Neil Shaw
Disappearing Acts
2000 · Movie
as Franklin Swift
Play It to the Bone
1999 · Movie
as Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
Futuresport
1999 · Movie
as Obike Fixx
U.S. Marshals
1998 · Movie
as Sheridan
Blade
1998 · Movie
as Blade
Down in the Delta
1998 · Movie
as Will Sinclair
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998 · Movie
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998 · TV Show
as Self
Murder at 1600
1997 · Movie
as Detective Harlan Regis
One Night Stand
1997 · Movie
as Max Carlyle
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Fan
1996 · Movie
as Bobby Rayburn
America's Dream
1996 · Movie
as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996 · Movie
as Self
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
1996 · Movie
as Narrator
Money Train
1995 · Movie
as John
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Movie
as Noxeema Jackson
Waiting to Exhale
1995 · Movie
as James Wheeler (uncredited)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as The Pied Piper (voice)
Drop Zone
1994 · Movie
as Pete Nessip
Sugar Hill
1994 · Movie
as Romello Skuggs
Boiling Point
1993 · Movie
as Jimmy Mercer
Rising Sun
1993 · Movie
as Lt. Webster Smith
Demolition Man
1993 · Movie
as Simon Phoenix
Hardwood Dreams
1993 · Movie
as Narrator
White Men Can't Jump
1992 · Movie
as Sidney Deane
Passenger 57
1992 · Movie
as John Cutter
The Waterdance
1992 · Movie
as Raymond Hill
The Real Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
as Self
HBO First Look
1992 · TV Show
Jungle Fever
1991 · Movie
as Flipper Purify
New Jack City
1991 · Movie
as Nino Brown
Sous les marches du palais
1991 · Movie
as Self
King of New York
1990 · Movie
as Thomas Flanigan
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Movie
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
H.E.L.P.
1990 · TV Show
as Lou Barton
Major League
1989 · Movie
as Willie Mays Hayes
Critical Condition
1987 · Movie
as Ambulance Driver
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · TV Show
as Hood
Wildcats
1986 · Movie
as Trumaine
Streets of Gold
1986 · Movie
as Roland Jenkins
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Silk
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Outbreak Z
· Movie
Crew Credits
Back on the Strip
2023 · Movie
Producer
The Recall
2017 · Movie
Producer
Armed Response
2017 · Movie
Producer
Blade: Trinity
2004 · Movie
Producer
Blade II
2002 · Movie
Producer
Undisputed
2002 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Art of War
2000 · Movie
Executive Producer
Disappearing Acts
2000 · Movie
Executive Producer
Futuresport
1999 · Movie
Producer
The Big Hit
1998 · Movie
Producer
Blade
1998 · Movie
Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
Down in the Delta
1998 · Movie
Producer
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998 · Movie
Thanks
No image
Outbreak Z
· Movie
Executive Producer
